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Excellent collections of webtools

http://www.edutecher.net/links.php- Adam Bellow. Many links; search by grade and subject.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ - Richard Byrne. Excellent links and reviews.
WebTools4u2use - Many links.
delicious.com/cgceo - compiled by Kel Hathaway. Many links; webtools and reviews; excellent websites.
Top 100 tools for learning 2013.- compiled by Jane Hart.

Defining

Mind Mapping or Concept Mapping, Brainstorming, Backchannelling

Vue (http://vue.tufts.edu) - free, download, add digital content to nodes, can zoom if in full screen mode - good for presentations, too. See our notes on how to use Vue in the classroom.
Bubbl.us (http://bubbl.us/) - simple and free, mind map, brainstorm, collaborate, embed in a blog or website, save as an image
Webspiration (http://mywebspiration.com/) - easy to use, free, mind mapping, brainstorm, collaborate online
MindMeister (http://www.mindmeister.com/) - mindmapping, brainstorming, simultaneous editing, basic section is free, can work simultaneously, in Google Apps.
Gliffy (http://www.gliffy.com/) - flowcharts
Scriblink (http://scriblink.com/) - online whiteboard - useful for brainstorming
Mindomo (http://www.mindomo.com)
TypeWith.me (http://typewith.me/) - simultaneous editing, collaborating, brainstorming

Locating

Searching

See Search Tools page for specialized searching.
See Creative Commons page for searching for images and other media.
Google Advanced (http://www.google.com.au/advanced_search?hl=en)
Goog-A-Who? (http://www.googawho.com/searchawho.php) - searches Google, Bing and others
Yippy (http://clusty.com/) - searches several search engines and clusters, used to be Clusty

Online Bookmarking

Delicious (http://delicious.com/) - social bookmarking
Diigo (http://www.diigo.com/) - bookmark web pages, add highlights, comments, notetaking and snapshots
Only2clicks Bookmark your favourite websites and access them anywhere. Simple!
Symbaloo Bookmark your sites with a button icon; share webmixes; access anywhere. Easy!
10 good bookmarking websites: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/12/top-10-bookmarking-websites-for-teachers.html
Blinklist (http://www.blinklist.com/)
Rollyo (http://www.rollyo.com/) - create search rolls - can search across a set of bookmarks - useful for teachers, pathfinders
MyStickies - (http://www.mystickies.com/) - allows you to put sticky notes on any web pages and sort them and search for them later - bookmarking with notes

Selecting

Outlining and Notemaking

Diigo (http://www.diigo.com) - group bookmarks, sticky notes, highlighting
Thinkfold.com (http://www.thinkfold.com) - collaborative on-line outlining application (like Word in outline mode but can work in real-time)
Today's Meet (http://todaysmeet.com/) - easy, free web based backchannelling tool, set up while a meeting is on. Set up a room which can exist from 2 hours to a year. Give participants web address e.g. http://todaysmeet.com/1. Can click projector on main computer.
Padlet - free, need a log in, easy to set up. You get a blank wall - you can put anything on it. Fun for a quick brainstorm, post it notes, twitter notes, good for backchannelling.
Evernote (http://www.evernote.com/) - clip web, images, store in cloud, download software
NoteMesh (http://notemesh.com) - free, need to register, allows students in the same classes to share notes with each other - creates a wiki for individual classes that users can edit. Users can post their own lecture notes or contribute to existing lecture notes.
YourDraft (http://www.yourdraft.com) Publish drafts online, share content instantly without passwords or registration. Give others the right to edit or only read your page and add replies.
Chatzy - (http://www.chatzy.com/) - Click “Create a Free Virtual Room”. Use for discussions, backchannelling

Fake sites

Fake sites list - (http://www.philb.com/fakesites.htm) A list of examples to aid in evaluating web sites.

Communicating

Skype - (http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/home) - Calling, video conferencing, messaging - See ideas on our How to Use Web Tools page.
Skype in the Classroom - (http://blogs.skype.com/classroom-pre-register/) - Directory for teachers.

Organizing

Drafts

YourDraft (http://www.yourdraft.com/) - online, sharable draft document editor. Can let others edit or read and add replies, very quick.
Drop.io (http://drop.io/) - a private file hosting and sharing service - email colleagues url and password and can collaborate on files in real time - chat, share images, audio, doc files.
Zotero (http://www.zotero.org) - gather, organize, and analyze sources and then share the results of your research.
Docstock - (http://docstock.com) - good place to store documents, ebooks, presentations - (cloud storing) - similar to Google Docs.

Bibliographies - Harvard System

bibliogsmartbd.notebook (Smartboard file)
Reference Order Exercises (practice writing bibliographies)
Reference Generator (use to format references in the Harvard System)

Presenting

Slideshare (http://www.slideshare.net/) - upload presentations (Ppt, .doc, pdfs, etc., can add sound to make a webinar)
SlideFinder (http://www.slidefinder.net/) - PowerPoint presentations specifically
Screencast.com - (https://www.screencast.com/)- produce a video and sound clip demonstrating whatever you are doing on the computer - really useful to teach a process of what to do. Embed into a web site.
Windows Movie Maker
Edublogs
Wikispaces (http://www.wikispaces.com/) - join education wiki
Glogster EDU (http://edu.glogster.com/) - Make interactive posters easily, add images, text, music and video, and share. E.g. : http://springfieldlibrary.wikispaces.com/, http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/
Prezi (http://prezi.com/) - create stunning presentations on the web (sign in), embed - tutorials at http://prezi.com/learn/. Look for student/teacher registration. Another example: http://prezi.com/hgjm18z36h75/why-should-you-move-beyond-slides/
Myna (http://aviary.com/tools/myna) - Remix music and audio clips. Apply sound effects and record your own voice or instruments.
Wordle (http://www.wordle.net) - generate word clouds - size of words show frequency - just type in or paste text. More on our next page.
Tagzedo (http://www.tagxedo.com/) - Stylistic word clouds - the new Wordle. 101 ways to use Tagzedo
Vuvox
Animoto (http://animoto.com/) - Add images, photos, video clips, text, voice, music - Animoto will analyse and combine.
Picnik (http://www.picnik.com/) - photos, images - crop, balance light, add text, free, no log in, no download, ready to use, owned by Google, can save on computer of Picasa.
Sumo Paint (http://www.sumopaint.com/app/) - creative drawing tool
Gcast (http://Gcast.com) - make a podcast - free - may fold after July 15 - linked to Garageband
YouTube (http://www.youtube.com)
YouTube Video Editor - YouTube videos with a Creative Commons (CC) licence can be freely used and edited using their online video editor.
http://www.youtube.com/editor
XnView (http://www.xnview.com/en/index.html) - download free software to view and convert image files.

Podcasting

Steps: record audio, save as mp3, find a host.
Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/?lang=sv) - free audio editor, recording and editing podcasts to more advanced recording and audio editing, need to download.
AudioBoo (http://audioboo.fm/) - Record or upload audio file, free hosting, sign in.
Garageband (http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/) - purchase from Apple iLife
Podbean.com - (http://www.podbean.com/) - a place where you can store podcasts, embed in web page.
The Online Learning School program (http://recap.ltd.uk/moodle/) - Look for basic podcasting course.
|What Everybody Ought To Know About Podcasting: Part II - How to host a podcast on a blog.
Podcasting production Nuts and Bolts (EdNA)
Podcasting in the Classroom (http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/podcasts/)

Digital stories

Photo Story - Download Windows or Mac from http://www.microsoft.com/ . Add images, text, speech, slide movement, timing, background music. Ideas: can type in speech which students record their voices to. Set of slides which students reorder and add text and/or speech to. Set of slides on a topic - use for students to find information about. Fashion students’ assessment - drafting to completion of design. Instructions (for teachers and students): http://readingpower.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/photostory-in-6-mins/
Comiqs http://comiqs.com/
Inkpop
Photopeach- free slideshows in seconds.
Storybird
Storyz
VoiceThread (http://voicethread.com) a way to talk about or discuss images, documents and videos. Can add notes and drawings. http://www.voicethread.com/#u74875.b89120.i480730

Ways of Presenting

Media 21 : Presentation Zen (http://www.theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/presentationzen)
How to avoid death by PowerPoint or Presentation Zen (http://www.theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/content.php?pid=83101&sid=616654)

How_NOT_to_Use_PowerPoint.mp4

Evaluating

Google Tools (http://docs.google.com/) - In Google Docs create new form, choose a theme then questions, including short answer, paragraph text, multiple choice, checkboxes, scaled responses, etc. Embed in a wiki or give urls. Useful for assessing student learning and prior knowledge. Responses appear in a spreadsheet in Google Docs.
Curriculum Collaboration Toolkit : Assessment (http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/consult/collab/assessment.html)

Search strategy tutorials

Credible Sources Count Evaluate your sources.

Research It Right! The steps to good research.

Searching with Success! Search strategies.

You quote it, you note it! Citations, referencing and plagiarism.

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